ACTIVITY OF CESIUM-134 AND CESIUM-137 IN GAME AND MUSHROOMS IN POLAND

Authors
GRABOWSKI D MUSZYNSKI W PETRYKOWSKA M RUBEL B SMAGALA G LADA W
Citation
D. Grabowski et al., ACTIVITY OF CESIUM-134 AND CESIUM-137 IN GAME AND MUSHROOMS IN POLAND, Science of the total environment, 157(1-3), 1994, pp. 227-229
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Science of the total environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
00489697
Volume
157
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
227 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-9697(1994)157:1-3<227:AOCACI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The activity of cesium-134 and cesium-137 was measured in mushrooms an d game in 1986-1991. The samples were collected all over Poland and mo st of measurements were carried out for export purposes. The results i ndicate that the activity ratio of cesium-137 to cesium-134 in some sa mples is not comparable to that in fallout after the Chernobyl acciden t. The analysis of some samples of mushrooms from 1985 showed that the activity of cesium-137 was higher compared to any other foodstuff. Th e level of contamination varied greatly throughout Poland.